I hold that the mark of a genuine idea is that its possibility can be proved, either a … - Gottfried Leibniz

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Well, George W. Bush wanted to privatize Social Security. It's an ideological thing.

Gottfried Leibniz

I hold that the mark of a genuine idea is that its possibility can be proved, either a priori by conceiving its cause or reason, or a posteriori when experience teaches us that it is in fact in nature.

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